Clemson University is perhaps the most well-known college in the upstate portion of South Carolina. This four-year public university, which is located in the town of Clemson, is acclaimed for its athletics and agricultural programs. Lander University is another four-year public institution, located in the town of Greenwood. Winthrop University, which lies Rock Hill, also offers a public, four-year program. Furman is private four-year liberal arts university located in Greenville. Other private four-year colleges in the upstate region include Anderson University (Anderson), Southern Weslyan University (Central), Bob Jones University (Greenville), Brown-Mackie College (Greenville), Converse College (Spartanburg), Erskine College (Due West), Limestone College (Gaffney), North Greenville University (Tigerville), Newberry College (Newberry), Presbyterian College (Clinton) and Wofford College (Spartanburg). Two-year public schools in the upstate region include York Technical College (Rock Hill), Greenville Technical College (Greenville), Spartanburg Community College (Spartanburg) and Piedmont Technical College (Greenwood). The private two-year colleges in the upstate are Clinton Junior College (Rock Hill), Forrest Junior College (Anderson), Northeastern Technical College (Cheraw), Spartanburg Methodist College (Spartanburg) and Tri-county Technical College (Pendelton).
The major academic institution in the midlands region of South Carolina is the University of South Carolina. This public university is located in Columbia but has extension campuses all over the state. The University of South Carolina and Clemson University are fierce athletic rivals. Other four-year public institutions in this region include Coastal Carolina University (Conway), Francis Marion University (Florence) and South Carolina State University (Orangeburg). Private four-year colleges include Voorhees College (Denmark), University of Phoenix (Columbia), South University (Columbia), Morris College (Sumter), Columbia College (Columbia), Columbia International University (Columbia), Coker College (Hartsville), Claflin University (Orangeburg), Benedict College (Columbia) and Allen University (Columbia). The midlands has public and private two-year schools such as Aiken Technical College (Aiken), Central Carolina Technical College (Sumter), Denmark Technical College (Denmark), Florence-Darlington Technical College (Florence), Fortis College (Columbia), Horry-Georgetown Technical College (Georgetown), Midlands Technical College (Columbia), Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College (Orangeburg) and Williamsburg Technical College (Kingstree).
College of Charleston, which is located in the historic city of Charleston, is one of the most notable public four-year institutions in the lowcountry area of South Carolina. The Citadel, which is also located in Charleston, is a historic public military college that offers four-year programs. The Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) is another public four-year college. Charleston Southern University is a four-year private school formerly known as Baptist College. The Art Institute is a private four-year college in Charleston, and the Charleston School of Law is a two-year program in the same city.
Some colleges in South Carolina have multiple campuses. These schools include Strayer University, Troy University, ECPI College of Technology, ITT Technical Institute, Trident Technical College, Virginia College and Webster University.